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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2020

Protective Effect of Astragaloside IV on High Glucose-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction via Inhibition of P2X7R Dependent P38 MAPK Signaling Pathway.

Bin Leng, Cong Li, Yang Sun, Kun Zhao, Ling Zhang, Mei-Li Lu, Hong-Xin Wang

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bin LengKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7909-6388
Cong LiKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.
Yang SunKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.
Kun ZhaoKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.
Ling ZhangKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.
Mei-Li LuKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5770-0911
Hong-Xin WangKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-3137
Jinzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular endothelial dysfunction is associated with increased mortality in patients with diabetes. Astragaloside IV (As-IV) is a bioactive saponin with therapeutic potential as an anti-inflammatory and antiendothelial dysfunction. However, the underlying mechanism for how As-IV ameliorated endothelial dysfunction is still unclear. Therefore, in this study, we examined the protective effect of As-IV against endothelial dysfunction and explored potential molecular biology mechanism.

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AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalEndothelial CellsGlucoseInterleukin-18NG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOxidative Stressp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtective AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, Purinergic P2X7RNA InterferenceRNA, Small Interferingastragaloside AGlucoseInterleukin-18NG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtective AgentsReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, Purinergic P2X7RNA, Small InterferingSaponinsTriterpenes

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PMID33014270
PMCPMC7512101
OpenAlexW3084666114

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